Sisakht
{{Short description|City in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran}}
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|native_name = {{lang|fa|سیسخت}}
|settlement_type = City
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 =Province
|subdivision_name1 =Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
|subdivision_type2 =County
|subdivision_name2 =Dana
|subdivision_type3 =District
|subdivision_name3 =Central
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|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total =7855
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|timezone = IRST
|utc_offset = +3:30
|coordinates = {{coord|30|51|39|N|51|27|28|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}
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Sisakht ({{langx|fa|سیسخت}}{{efn|Also romanized as Sī Sakht and Sīsakht; ({{langx|lrc|سیسخت}}), romanized as SỉSext; also known as Deh Bozorg-e Sīsakht, Deh Bozorg-e Sīsākht, and Deh-e Bozorg Sīsakht{{GEOnet3|-3060285}}}} is a city in the Central District of Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Creating divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121108|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125150649/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121108|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=25 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 30 November 1379|id=Proposal 1.4.42.19495|access-date=25 January 2024}} Sisakht is in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, 34 km from Yasuj, in the northern part of the province. The area of Dana is protected.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
History
Traces of ancient pottery have been found in excavations in Sisakht, as well as graves dating to c. 3000 BC.{{Cite web|url=http://www.itto.org/tourismattractions/?sight=512&name=Paaychol+Graveyard%2C+Sisakht+%28Boyer+Ahmad%29|title = Paaychol Graveyard, Sisakht (Boyer Ahmad) 2022 Tourist Attraction in Boyer Ahmad (Yasooj), travel to iran, Visit Iran}} In Telespid, registered in the Iranian national heritage Organization list, there are traces of Sassanian and Safavid eras.
Demographics
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,342 in 1,528 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094811/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 7,389 people in 1,852 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,855 people in 2,200 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 November 2021}}
Climate
The climate of the city of Sisakht is influenced by the cold Dena Mountains and is covered by snow in parts of the autumn and throughout the winter. {{Weather box|location = Sisakht
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|Jan high C = 6.1
|Feb high C = 8.9
|Mar high C = 13.0
|Apr high C = 17.6
|May high C = 24.5
|Jun high C = 31.1
|Jul high C = 34.3
|Aug high C = 33.6
|Sep high C = 30.7
|Oct high C = 24.3
|Nov high C = 16.4
|Dec high C = 9.9
|Jan low C = -6.7
|Feb low C = -3.9
|Mar low C = -0.8
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 7.9
|Jun low C = 11.8
|Jul low C = 15.7
|Aug low C = 14.4
|Sep low C = 10.5
|Oct low C = 5.4
|Nov low C = 0.8
|Dec low C = -3.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 57
|Feb precipitation mm = 45
|Mar precipitation mm = 47
|Apr precipitation mm = 32
|May precipitation mm = 12
|Jun precipitation mm = 1
|Jul precipitation mm = 2
|Aug precipitation mm = 1
|Sep precipitation mm = 0
|Oct precipitation mm = 4
|Nov precipitation mm = 23
|Dec precipitation mm = 47
|year precipitation mm= 271
|source = [https://en.climate-data.org/location/51883/ Climate-data.org]
|date=28 February 2018}}
See also
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{{Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Dana County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Category:Populated places in Dana County
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